Covid, in the UK, begins drug tests for immediate immunity

It will protect against the virus for a period of 6 to 12 months. The antibody cocktail could guarantee protection against the coronavirus for a period of six to 12 months. If approved, it will be given to anyone who has been exposed in the previous eight days. The study involves UCLH, several other British hospitals and a network of 100 sites around the world: with the green light, it could be available from March-April.

Scholars: “It allows to have immediate antibodies” The immediate protection that the drug promises, writes the British newspaper, could play a key role in reducing the impact of the virus until everyone has been vaccinated. “The advantage of this drug is that it guarantees you immediate antibodies,” explains Catherine Houlihan, a virologist at UCLH. We could say to trial participants who have been exposed, ‘yes, you can get the vaccine. But we cannot assure you that it will protect them. of the disease, because it is too late: current vaccines do not confer immunity for a month. ”

In the UK more than 70 thousand deaths The British country in the last hours has exceeded 70 thousand deaths, and Europe has so far registered more than 25 million infections. “You are not alone,” Queen Elizabeth told her subjects in her Christmas speech.